Mentors?
Hello, I'm hopefully starting University in a few months, and I'd like to have a mentor thats well versed in the ways of the C++ language.
Basically someone to bounce ideas off, explain some concepts to me that I may not get, Criticise me, explain some of the maths involved when dealing with graphics etc and general C++ programming techniques.
Is there anywhere that does this, for perhaps a certain amount of cash every month or something? I haven't got tons of the stuff at the moment but I would like to offer what I can to a good, friendly mentor who has the odd spare 30/60 mins every so often (maybe longer, maybe less) to help via msn or what ever means they prefer to communicate.
I'd prefer someone who is in their 20+ simply due to maturity levels etc.
Now I'm wondering if this is starting to sound like a dating add.
Supple 24 Year Old Man Seeks Wise Master for mentoring and more, will do groups.
Thanks in advance for any information, links etc that are thrown my way.
Take care!
Good news! Your tuition pays this person's salary already, and they even have their own little office that you can go and visit them in. And since this person'll be teaching the class, they sure as hell better know what they're talking about. [in short: Professors have office hours for a reason]. If that is a bit intimidating, virtually every university that I've been to offers tutoring positions as one of the many learning assistance services provided by your department. Again, your tuition will be paying this persons' salary as well.
Your school likely offers a really huge amount of resources in the way of assistance to students who want it. In all likelihood, your professors don't have anybody visiting them during their office time, and these tutors are just sitting around watching youtube videos, because nobody actually takes advantage of these services . These services are there to help you, take advantage of them.<br><br>Short of that, there are a whole lot of friendly people around who answer questions on this site, and you don't even have to part with money.<br><br>By the way, interesting add.
Your school likely offers a really huge amount of resources in the way of assistance to students who want it. In all likelihood, your professors don't have anybody visiting them during their office time, and these tutors are just sitting around watching youtube videos, because nobody actually takes advantage of these services . These services are there to help you, take advantage of them.<br><br>Short of that, there are a whole lot of friendly people around who answer questions on this site, and you don't even have to part with money.<br><br>By the way, interesting add.
Thank you, I had thought that those tutors would be swamped with requests for help and information and thus had just let that thought twoddle off.
I shall take full advantage of the uni's resources along with googling and asking here.
Glad you liked my add, I don't actually post in the classifieds in newspapers so don't go trawling through them in an attempt to get my box number. :P
Desperatly seeking Coder.
Thanks chum!
I shall take full advantage of the uni's resources along with googling and asking here.
Glad you liked my add, I don't actually post in the classifieds in newspapers so don't go trawling through them in an attempt to get my box number. :P
Desperatly seeking Coder.
Thanks chum!
I have to agree with Drigovas. Pester your lecturers and especially go to lab times with 'demonstrators' to ask for help. I was a demonstrator for first year Java students at my University last year, and spent the majority of my time sitting there waiting for something to do. The good thing was that I got paid though ;]
I also found, from my own experiance, that office hours are rarely used either. I went to see one lecturer and he said he was glad someone bothered to show up for once, so your best bet is to use whats there for you already.
-SD
I also found, from my own experiance, that office hours are rarely used either. I went to see one lecturer and he said he was glad someone bothered to show up for once, so your best bet is to use whats there for you already.
-SD
Quote:Original post by Silent Dragon
I also found, from my own experiance, that office hours are rarely used either. I went to see one lecturer and he said he was glad someone bothered to show up for once, so your best bet is to use whats there for you already.
Yeah, I taught C++ in University this past summer and very few people came to my office. I also had a TA under me and he had virtually nobody see him. Take advantage of office hours, even if your questions go beyond the material presented in class; instructors like people to come and talk[smile].
When I was a TA at university, the only students who ever came to me were the ones who wanted me to spell out line for line how to do their assignments.
Having students show up who actually have a healthy curiousity about something or just want to learn is much more appealing (and what office hours are originally intended for).
Use your professors and TAs. Also, you'll meet a bunch of people in your classes. Might as well bounce your ideas and questions off of them as well. You can benefit a lot from figuring stuff out on your own with your peers.
Having students show up who actually have a healthy curiousity about something or just want to learn is much more appealing (and what office hours are originally intended for).
Use your professors and TAs. Also, you'll meet a bunch of people in your classes. Might as well bounce your ideas and questions off of them as well. You can benefit a lot from figuring stuff out on your own with your peers.
To echo what others have said: At university, as at Hogwarts, help will always be given to those who ask for it. I regularly TA classes of about 40 students. About 35 of these students never show up to office hours and never raise their hand in class. The other five get personal attention in lecture and personal tutoring at office hours, complete with discussion of interesting tangents and personalized research recommendations. Guess which group is squandering their $36000/yr tuition?
at school i practically live in a certain math professors office. also, once you get to know them you get all kinds of inside perks.
Quote:Original post by ibebrett
at school i practically live in a certain math professors office. also, once you get to know them you get all kinds of inside perks.
hmm...I think this goes back to the dating ad theme...what school you go to? I think I may have made up my mind as to which to pick ;-)
I was a C++ tutor for my department when I was in college, and I spent a lot of time talking to my professors, too - not just about programming, but about software architecture, about design, about the industry and graduation prospects...
Most students don't take advantage of facilities that are already there for them. Don't make that mistake.
Most students don't take advantage of facilities that are already there for them. Don't make that mistake.
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